diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 11918575decca280b05517c7742b0c7c9f803ac7..b2bd80c4f72c6a9672518b0f9bd0cd35712b07a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -2839,7 +2839,7 @@ static int ath10k_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		arvif->beacon_buf = dma_zalloc_coherent(ar->dev,
 							IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN,
 							&arvif->beacon_paddr,
-							GFP_KERNEL);
+							GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!arvif->beacon_buf) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to allocate beacon buffer: %d\n",